Display board

ABSTRACT

A display board or stand having a plurality of holes and or through slots therein, brackets and or carriers for articles to be displayed, said brackets and/or carriers incorporating integral mounting members formed to partly pass through a hole or slots and engage the front and back of the display board thereby holding the brackets or carriers in selected positions.

llnited 1191 Ogden [451 Mar. 18, 1975 DISPLAY BOARD [76] Inventor: Bruce Robert Ogden, 7 Rawson Cres, Pymble, New South Wales, Australia [22] Filed: May 15, 1973 [21] Appl. No.: 360,465

[30] Foreign Application Priority Data May 22, 1972 Australia 9028/72 [52] 11.8. CI. 248/223, 248/DIG. 3 [51] Int. Cl A47g 23/02, A47b 3/00, A47f 5/00 [58] Field of Search 248/223, 224, 225, DIG. 3,

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 181,639 8/1876 Carver 211/88 906,127 12/1908 Graninger 248/DIG. 3 UX 3,219,302 11/1965 Smith 248/DIG. 3

3,392,949 7/1968 Meyer 248/DIG. 3 UX 3,404,783 10/1968 Whitman et a1. 211/88 3,481,487 12/1969 Parvold 248/DIG. 3

FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS 705,578 3/1954 Great Britain 248/DIG. 3 1,473,045 2/1967 France 248/DIG. 3 1,130,001 10/1968 Great Britain 248/DIG. 3 1,096,254 6/1955 France 248/DIG. 3

Primary Examiner-J. Franklin Foss Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Emory L. Groff, Jr.

[57] ABSTRACT A display board or stand having a plurality of holes and or through slots therein, brackets and or carriers for articles to be displayed, said brackets and/0r carriers incorporating integral mounting members formed to partly pass through a hole or slots and engage the front and back of the display board thereby holding the brackets or carriers in selected positions.

5 Claims, 9 Drawing Figures PATENTEDHAR 1 8 m5 SHEET 1 [IF 3 DISPLAY BOARD This invention has been devised to provide a display board or stand which is particularly useful for the display of articles, single or multiple of one type or a plurality of articles of different types.

According to the invention the board made of, for example compacted paper, plastic or wood may be equipped with a back support to constitute a stand and or equipped with other means, e.g., eyelets, for securing in spaced relationship to a support.

Mounted on the board through a hole(s) and or through slot(s) therein is a bracket(s) and or a carrier(s) for the article(s) to be displayed. The mounting includes a member(s) integral with a bracket or carrier to engage the front and back of the board to hold a bracket or carrier in a selected position on the board.

Embodiments of the invention are described with reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view ofa display board incorporating a back support and FIG. 2 is a fragmentary back view of the display board with the support folded,

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the display board from the front incorporating several forms of display brackets and a carrier,

FIGS. 4 and 5 are two fragmentary perspective views of display boards incorporating different forms of display bracket supports;

FIG. 6 is a fragmentary perspective view ofa display board incorporating a series of display brackets each similar to that shown in FIG. 5, and

FIG. 7 is a fragmentary perspective view of a display board incorporating a bracket formed from a plastic material;

FIGS. 8 and 9 are perspective views of display brackets adapted for mounting on a display board from the back.

The display board I incorporates a plurality of holes 2 (FIGS. 1 to 3) or slots 3 (FIGS. 4 to 7).

Many forms of brackets or carriers are within the scope of the invention. For example.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 3 certain of the brackets are rods each having a single arm 4 which is extended to constitute a mounting member. It has integral parts bent as at 5, 6 and 7. Parts 6 and 7 pass through a hole 2 until part 5 bears against the face of the board 1. Part 6 contacts the back of the board and the end part (hook 7) in one form projects through an adjacent hole 2 and in another form projects through the adjacent hole 2 and bears against the face of the board.

FIG. 3 illustrates six different brackets A,B,C,D,E,F, that of FIG. 1 being shown in the top right-hand corner of board 2 as bracket A. Bracket B has an arm 9 with integral mounting parts 5a, -6a, -7a, the parets 6a-7a being formed as a U to engage the back of the board 2, whilst the part 5a engages the face of the board. Bracket C has an arm 10 and an integral board face contact part Sc, which at the back of the board is bent into the form ofa single U" 11. One limb of the U" is bent to form a transverse leg 13. Bracket D is referenced similarly to bracket A and the hook 7 thereof is shortened and projects into an appropriate hole 2. Bracket E is formed with a pair of arms each bent as at 50 to engage the face of the board and as at 16 to engage the back of the board. Bracket F is somewhat similar to bracket C. The arm 10 thereof has a board face contact part 5b extended to form two U members 11a and 12. The back contact of the arm is bent to provide a substantial spread over the back of the board.

A carrier is made in the form of a rack comprising a frame of front rods 17- 18 joined to a U" shaped back rod 19 with the face of the board 1 constituting the back of the carrier. The rod ends 19 are bent as at 20 to pass through holes 2 and then bent, for example at right angles 21 to provide a steadying or horizontal stabilising effect on the carrier and a load distributing abutment in contact with the back of the board.

Where a board is provided with vertical through slots 30 (FIGS. 4, 5 and 6) a bracket is formed with one arm 22 or twin arms 23. Each has a part bent as at 24, 25 and 26. Parts 24 bear against the face of the board 1. Parts 25 26 pass through the slots 3a and parts 26 pass back through another of the slots 30 and hook on the board 1. The slots 3a are longitudinally aligned for this purpose.

FIG. 6 shows how two display brackets having arms 22. can be accommodated in a vertical line of slots 3a with the bent parts 24 and 26 of two brackets seated contiguously in a common slot as shown.

In FIG. 7 the bracket and mounting parts are made of a narrow plastic plate and the slot 3b in the board 1 is positioned horizontally. The arm 27 may be formed with a medial longitudinal rib 28. The board face contact part 29 is set upwardly from the arm to form a flange 30 and is joined to a board back contact plate 31 in such a position that the flange part 30 can seat on the edge of a slot and the plate 31 can bridge the slot. It will be noted that the bottom edge of the plate 31 is set higher than the bottom edge of arm 27 by at least the thickness of the board to enable the bracket to be entered into the slot.

In FIGS. 8 and 9 the brackets are formed with twin arms 32 each arm having a U bend 33 to engage the face and back of a board through a horizontal slot therein. The back limb of each U has legs bent as at 34, 35, 36 or 34a, 35a 36a respectively to bear against the back of a board. The brackets are mounted on a board from the back.

All brackets described require manipulation to be attached to and removed from a board. They cannot fall from a board.

I claim:

1. A display board assembly comprising a board made from soft, easily tearable sheet material and at least one load supporting bracket means engaged with the board, said board having at least one aperture therethrough, said bracket means being bent from continuous rod and comprising a first portion extending away from one board surface, an elongated second portion angled upwardly relative to the first portion and abutting said one board surface, a third portion angled to said second portion, extending through said aperture and having a length substantially equal to the thickness of said board, a fourth portion angled to said third portion and lying behind and substantially parallel to said second portion and abutting the other surface of said board, said fourth portion being shorter than said second portion, and a fifth portion co-planar with said fourth portion and also abutting said other surface of said board along the entire length of said fifth portion, said fifth portion extending in a direction opposite to the direction of the fourth portion and beyond said aperture, said second, fourth and fifth portions bearing against said board surfaces and providing load distributing abutments thereby preventing the tearing of said board in the vicinity of said aperture when a load is applied to the first portion.

2. The display board assembly as claimed in Claim 1 wherein said aperture is a horizontally extending slot and wherein said bracket means comprises two parts each bent to form said first to fifth portions and a connecting part linking the free ends of said first portions.

3. A display board assembly comprising a board made from soft, easily tearable sheet material and at least one load supporting bracket means engaged with the board, said board having at least two vertically aligned apertures therethrough, said apertures being vertically extending slots, said bracket means being bent from continuous rod and comprising a first portion extending away from one board surface, an elongated second portion angled upwardly relative to the first portion and abutting said one board surface, a third portion angled to said second portion, extending through said aperture and having a length substantially equal to the thickness of said board, a fourth portion angled to said third portion and abutting the other surface of said board, a fifth portion angled to said fourth portion, extending through the lower aperture and having a length substantially equal to the thickness of said board, and asixth portion angled to said fifth portion and abutting said one surface of said board, said second, fourth and sixth portions bearing against said board surfaces and providing load distributing abutments thereby preventing the tearing of said board in the vicinity of said apertures when a load is applied to the first portion.

4. The display board assembly as claimed in claim 3 wherein said fourth portion is repeatedly bent in the region between the extremities thereof to provide additional abutment surface on the other side of said board.

5. The display board assembly as claimed in claim 3 wherein said board includes at least two pairs of said vertically aligned slots and said bracket comprises two parts each bent to form said first to sixth portions and a connecting part linking the free ends of said first portions. 

1. A display board assembly comprising a board made from soft, easily tearable sheet material and at least one load supporting bracket means engaged with the board, said board having at least one aperture therethrough, said bracket means being bent from continuous rod and comprising a first portion extending away from one board surface, an elongated second portion angled upwardly relative to the first portion and abutting said one board surface, a third portion angled to said second portion, extending through said aperture and having a length substantially equal to the thickness of said board, a fourth portion angled to said third portion and lying behind and substantially parallel to said second portion and abutting the other surface of said board, said fourth portion being shorter than said second portion, and a fifth portion co-planar with said fourth portion and also abutting said other surface of said board along the entire length of said fifth portion, said fifth portion extending in a direction opposite to the direction of the fourth portion and beyond said aperture, said second, fourTh and fifth portions bearing against said board surfaces and providing load distributing abutments thereby preventing the tearing of said board in the vicinity of said aperture when a load is applied to the first portion.
 2. The display board assembly as claimed in Claim 1 wherein said aperture is a horizontally extending slot and wherein said bracket means comprises two parts each bent to form said first to fifth portions and a connecting part linking the free ends of said first portions.
 3. A display board assembly comprising a board made from soft, easily tearable sheet material and at least one load supporting bracket means engaged with the board, said board having at least two vertically aligned apertures therethrough, said apertures being vertically extending slots, said bracket means being bent from continuous rod and comprising a first portion extending away from one board surface, an elongated second portion angled upwardly relative to the first portion and abutting said one board surface, a third portion angled to said second portion, extending through said aperture and having a length substantially equal to the thickness of said board, a fourth portion angled to said third portion and abutting the other surface of said board, a fifth portion angled to said fourth portion, extending through the lower aperture and having a length substantially equal to the thickness of said board, and a sixth portion angled to said fifth portion and abutting said one surface of said board, said second, fourth and sixth portions bearing against said board surfaces and providing load distributing abutments thereby preventing the tearing of said board in the vicinity of said apertures when a load is applied to the first portion.
 4. The display board assembly as claimed in claim 3 wherein said fourth portion is repeatedly bent in the region between the extremities thereof to provide additional abutment surface on the other side of said board.
 5. The display board assembly as claimed in claim 3 wherein said board includes at least two pairs of said vertically aligned slots and said bracket comprises two parts each bent to form said first to sixth portions and a connecting part linking the free ends of said first portions. 